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(43) Date of publication: 21.11.1991 Bulletin 1991/47 (21) Application number: 90903564.0 (22) Date of filing: 24.01.1990

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B41M 5/ 392( . ) G09F 3/ 00( . ) B41M 1/ 30( . ) G09F 3/ 04( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/US1990/000486 (87) International publication number: WO 1990/008658 (09.08.1990 Gazette 1990/19)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB IT LI NL SE (30) Priority: 31.01.1989 US 19890304541 (71) Applicant: RAYCHEM CORPORATION (a Delaware corporation) Menlo Park, California 94025 (US)	(72) Inventors: CHAN, Randolph, Winston Palo Alto, CA 94306 (US) SCHWARTZ, Lawrence, David Menlo Park, CA 94025 (US) RODKEY, Richard, David Pleasanton, CA 94566 (US) (74) Representative: DLUGOSZ, A.C. RAYCHEM LIMITED, et al  Faraday Road Dorcan Swindon Wiltshire SN3 5HH Wiltshire SN3 5HH (GB)